A Short History of Chicken Coups

For centuries, chicken coups have been a staple of working farms throughout the world, dating back at least as far as the Roman Empire and most likely even further. Society’s shift from hunter/gatherers to established societies meant that all types of animals needed to be domesticated in order to provide a reliable supply of food. Chickens were kept and bred in an effort to obtain a consistent supply of eggs and poultry meat, and the coups were designed as the buildings that would house and protect the stock of chickens.

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